Bill H.3975

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4151 FILED ON: 12/1/2011

HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3975

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Carolyn C. Dykema

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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PETITION OF:

Name:	District/Address:	Date Added:
Carolyn C. Dykema	8th Middlesex	12/1/2011
Tom Sannicandro	7th Middlesex	12/2/2011
Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.	34th Middlesex	12/1/2011
Jason M. Lewis	31st Middlesex	12/1/2011
Jay R. Kaufman	15th Middlesex	12/1/2011
James M. Cantwell	4th Plymouth	12/1/2011
Denise C. Garlick	13th Norfolk	12/1/2011
Chris Walsh	6th Middlesex	12/1/2011
Alice K. Wolf	25th Middlesex	12/1/2011
Michael O. Moore		12/1/2011
Denise Provost	27th Middlesex	12/1/2011
Kimberly N. Ferguson	1st Worcester	12/1/2011
Kay Khan	11th Middlesex	12/2/2011
James B. Eldridge		12/2/2011
Gailanne M. Cariddi	1st Berkshire	12/2/2011
David Paul Linsky	5th Middlesex	12/2/2011
Paul Brodeur	32nd Middlesex	12/5/2011
Timothy R. Madden	Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket	12/6/2011
James J. Dwyer	30th Middlesex	12/7/2011
Denise Andrews	2nd Franklin	12/7/2011
Susan C. Fargo		12/7/2011
Frank I. Smizik	15th Norfolk	12/7/2011
Ruth B. Balser	12th Middlesex
Stephen L. DiNatale	3rd Worcester
George T. Ross	2nd Bristol

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4151 FILED ON: 12/1/2011

HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3975

By Ms. Dykema of Holliston, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Carolyn C. Dykema and others relative to supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 10 of chapter 13 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

The board shall require that physicians complete training to address the needs of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

SECTION 2. Section 11C of said chapter 13 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

The board shall require that physician assistants complete training to address the needs of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

SECTION 3. Section 11D of said chapter 13 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

The board shall require that dieticians and nutritionists complete training to address the needs of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

SECTION 4. Section 14 of said chapter 13 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:-

(l) The board shall require that nurses complete training to address the needs of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

SECTION 5. Section 19 of said chapter 13 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:-

The board shall require that dental professionals complete training to address the needs of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

SECTION 6. Section 90 of said chapter 13 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

The board shall require that allied mental health and human services professions complete training to address the needs of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

SECTION 7. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the office of health equity within the executive office of health and human services, shall evaluate the access to medical care, unmet mental health needs, discrimination, relationships with community support specialists, and increasing the amount of qualified trained health care providers for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The executive office of health and human services shall, based on such evaluation, promulgate rules and regulations to reduce the impact of such determinants on health care disparities outcomes for such individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.